Section 3. Using Your PlexWriter
26
PlexWriter 48/24/48A Installation and Users Manual
Manually Enabling SpeedRead
You can manually enable SpeedRead before inserting a disc into the PlexWriter. To
manually enable SpeedRead:
1. Press and hold the eject button for three seconds or longer. The LED indicator
blinks green three times and the tray opens.
2. Insert the disc and close the tray using the eject button.
SpeedRead is now enabled. If the disc is a pressed data CD or a CD-R data CD, the
PlexWriter will read it at 48X speed.
Disabling SpeedRead
You can manually disable SpeedRead in either of two ways:
•
Eject the disc.
-or-
•
Turn off power to the drive.
Some specialized software supports setting SpeedRead. With this software, you can
select 48X as the default read speed via software control. Check your software
manual for instructions for enabling and disabling SpeedRead with software.
Please see Plextor’s web site for current information regarding software support for
SpeedRead.
NOTE: If SpeedRead is selected by software, hardware control is overridden. When
the software disables SpeedRead, you can again change to SpeedRead using the
eject button.
Advantages of BURN-Proof
The PlexWriter 48/24/48A incorporates BURN-Proof, which guarantees that you can
write discs at high speed, and still use your computer for other tasks while you’re
writing.
To prevent the interruption of data during writing, every CD-R/RW drive has a
buffer, a memory chip that acts as a kind of “holding area.” (Typically, the buffer
size is 2 MB or 4 MB.) However, this buffer can be emptied quickly when you write
at high speeds, or if you use other applications (like surfing the Internet or playing
games or watching movies) while writing.
BURN-Proof compensates for any interruption in data flow to the disc. It
“remembers” where writing stopped on the disc when the data flow was interrupted,
then restarts writing in the same place once the data is available again. BURN-Proof
in your PlexWriter 48/24/48A means you can safely use your computer for other
things while you’re writing to a CD-R or CD-RW disc. It lets you multitask freely
and easily, and lets you successfully create CDs on the first attempt.
